The Old Kingdom lasted from 2700-2200 BCE. The Middle Kingdom lasted from 2100-1800 BCE, while the New Kingdom was from 1500-1000 BCE. During the New Kingdom, the Egyptians experienced a new type of religion, and were introduced to new animals and inventions.
In The Epic of Gilgamesh, women play a small role.
We are introduced to Ishtar, the goddess of love, fertility, and war; Ninsun, the mother of Gilgamesh; Siduri, the goddess of wine; Aruru, the goddess of creation; the wife of Utnapishtim; and Shamhat, the temple prostitute. One can see that these six women have roles in the story, but it must be noted that none of these women are regular townspeople. When Enkidu dies, he has many mourners including a wife at the bottom of this list, but this is the only mention of her. The same goes for Gilgamesh and his wife.
Throughout the poem, women are seen as either gods, mortals with a higher status than most, or objects. Take for instance Shamhat, the temple prostitute. It is said that she can tame a wild man by her sexuality. She is told, "Now use your love-arts. Strip off your robe and lie here naked, with your legs apart. Stir up his lust when he approaches, touch him, excite him, take his breath with your kisses, show him what a woman is. The animals who knew him in the wilderness will be bewildered, and will leave him forever" (Mitchell, p. 78). But after the act is completed, she is just brushed aside and forgotten.
An example from Gilgamesh that demonstrates the point that common women were seen as objects by some can be found at the beginning of the story. "[He] takes the girl from her mother and uses her, the warrior's daughter, the young man's bride, he uses her" (Mitchell, p. 72). It should be noted that the only character to display such attitudes towards women seems to be King Gilgamesh, but nonetheless; it shows that this was an attitude or a mindset for men at this time.-
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I would probably ask about how to lead, and what it entails, but also, what benefits there are, and if there is any advice at all she could give. If there have to be three, then here are some examples:
1. What mistakes that you've made in your reign, would you advise me not to do, or change?
2. How long has it taken you to get the hang of the etiquette required to be one of the elite in royalty?
3. What countries would you want to make allies with for Russia, and how would you go about it?
That's it really, and they are just to give you an idea, but feel free to use them if you'd like. I just hope this helps! :)
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The Catholic Church became very rich and powerful during the Middle Ages. Because the church was considered independent, they did not have to pay the king any tax for their land. Leaders of the church became rich and powerful. Many nobles became leaders such as abbots or bishops in the church.
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Im pretty sure they were in Athens
